Galaxy A8/A8+: How to restart if the device appears to be frozen or hanging?

Last Update Date : 2018-05-22

If your device is frozen and unresponsive, you may need to close apps or turn off the device and turn it on again, Press and hold the Power key and the Volume downkey simultaneously for more than 7 seconds to restart it.

If after restarting the device you still find your device freezes sometimes or is sometimes unresponsive, there are some actions you can try to help correct this symptom:

1Use the Galaxy A8/A8+ 2018 Device maintenance menu to help optimize the device and check for “Malware”.

Anti-malware application may not be available depending on the region or service provider

2Create memory space.

3Check for SW updates for your device.

4Check your device in “Safe mode”.

5Perform a Factory data reset of the device. Before performing the factory data reset, remember to make backup copies of all important data stored in the device.